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02 April 2014

Guidance: Guatemala: Consular Fees
seen at 22:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated Consular Fees as April 2014

A full list of Consular fees

Guidance: Consular fees: Honduras
seen at 22:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Consular Fees updated April 2014

List of consular fees for Honduras

Speech: Statement from British High Commissioner
seen at 22:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

“The UK condemns the recent violence on the Kenyan Coast, particularly the recent attack on church-goers in Likoni on 23 March. We are also concerned by the shooting of Sheikh Abubakar Shariff (Makaburi) and...

Press release: Foreign Secretary welcomes UK ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty
seen at 20:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added translation

Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

I am delighted to have overseen the successful conclusion of negotiations and last week to have signed the agreement on behalf...

Guidance: Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT
seen at 18:35, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Guidance updated.

This guidance provides a single point of reference for suppliers of alcohol and local authorities in England and Wales for banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus...

Guidance: Whole of Government Accounts 2013 to 2014: guidance for preparers
seen at 18:35, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added Match Relationships and central govt SCOAs

This page contains detailed guidance for English local authorities, central government bodies and public corporations in England and Wales who are...

Guidance: Australia: apply for a UK visa
seen at 18:35, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The application process has changed in Australia.

Read this document if you’re in Australia and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.

Transparency data: Academies finance and assurance steering group minutes February 2014
seen at 18:35, 2 April in Search (Our copy).
Press release: Wales Office Minister highlights government boost to community energy
seen at 18:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Experts from community energy groups met with Wales Office Minister, Baroness Jenny Randerson earlier this week (31 March) to discuss how local communities in Wales can take control of their energy bills by setting...

News story: Income tax cuts to benefit 26 million people from 6 April 2014
seen at 18:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Find out how many people will benefit from the changes to income tax in your region.

As a result of a landmark government policy and a key plank of the long-term economic plan, over 3 million...

News story: Thousands of Scots to benefit from new tax rules
seen at 18:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

From this weekend, 242,000 people in Scotland will be taken out of income tax altogether thanks to landmark UK Government policy which sees the tax free personal allowance increase to £10,000 in 2014...

Press release: Foreign Secretary welcomes UK ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty
seen at 18:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

I am delighted to have overseen the successful conclusion of negotiations and last week to have signed the agreement on behalf of the UK.

The Arms Trade...

News story: Armed Forces Day events unveiled
seen at 18:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

This year’s Armed Forces Day national event, on 28 June, will see Stirling leading the UK’s celebrations in honour of our servicemen and women past and present.

Kicking off festivities will be ...

Press release: New independent panel to advise on services that put people first
seen at 18:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Local Government Secretary have today (2 April 2014) announced the creation of an independent panel to look at how public services are delivered.

The new Service...

Press release: Foreign Secretary meets Egyptian Foreign Minister
seen at 18:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Brussels on 2 April. They discussed the political situation in Egypt, including the Presidential elections scheduled for 26...

Guidance: Military low flying: RAF operational low flying training timetable
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added RAF operational low flying training timetable for 14 to 18 April 2014.

A list of timetables for operational low flying (OLF) training by RAF fast jets and Hercules aircraft. These timetables...

Policy paper: 'Think Autism': an update to the government adult autism strategy
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

‘Think Autism’ sets out a clear programme the Department of Health and other government departments will be taking to improve the lives of people with autism, primarily through taking actions that will support...

Research and analysis: Funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to reflect the Budget announcement of 19 March 2014

This document sets out how much the Defra is investing in flood and coastal erosion risk management. It shows that we are on course to...

Guidance: MOD health and safety handbook (JSP 375): volume 2
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Deleted leaflet 52 and added to list of withdrawn leaflets.

Joint Service Publication (JSP 375) volume 2 covers basic arrangements to guide Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff in the delivery of health...

Guidance: Meningococcal: the green book, chapter 22
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: No patch available: rewritten chapter to incorporate latest information on meningococcal disease.

Chapter 22 update patches

Meningococcal disease occurs as a result of a systemic...

Consultation outcome: Airports Commission: appraisal framework
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Final appraisal framework and summary of responses released.

The appraisal framework sets out in detail how the Airports Commission expects the scheme designs for additional airport capacity announced...

Transparency data: Strategic suppliers
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated list of strategic suppliers.

List of strategic suppliers, current as of 2 April 2014 and the Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy document.

Guidance: Accountability system statement for policing and crime reduction
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Statement replaced by revised version.

This document sets out the accountability system for policing and crime reduction for the Home Office Accounting Officer. It sets out current funding systems...

Transparency data: Attainment gap between FSM pupils and the rest
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Indicator 9 updated to include data for 2012 to 2013 academic year.

Statistical data relating to the attainment gap in percentage points between pupils receiving free school meals (FSM) and their...

Transparency data: DWP business plan transparency measures
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated latest data (including data files) for 2 measures – 'Proportion of households that are workless' and 'Proportion of children living in workless households.'

The government is committed ...

Transparency data: Young people not attaining level 2 at age 16
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include data for the 2012 to 2013 academic year.

Statistical data relating to impact indicator 4: the percentage of young people who have not attained a level 2 qualification in English...

Transparency data: Attaining a level 3 qualification by 19 
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include data for the 2012 to 2013 academic year.

Statistical data relating to impact indicator 3: the percentage of young people who have attained a full level 3 qualification by 19 ...

Transparency data: NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme: April 2013 - March 2014
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include the NHS Injury Costs Recovery figures for March 2014.

The NHS Injury Costs Recovery (ICR) scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment where personal injury compensation ...

Guidance: Sailing leisure craft to and from the UK
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Customer charter for maritime operations added.

Commitment to the boating community

Anyone who owns, or is responsible for, a leisure craft (such as a yacht) that sails to or from locations outside...

Transparency data: Recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown CSV files with latest figures for 2013 to 2014.

The tables show the lump sum payments recovered under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme...

Guidance: Protocol for ordering, storing and handling vaccines
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Revised edition released by PHE.

It aims to ensure that vaccines are stored and managed properly so that immunisation is carried out safely and efficiently.

Statistics: March 2014 farming and food brief
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This monthly paper produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) brings together the latest key information relating to agriculture and the wider economy. In particular it highlights...

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Northern Ireland
seen at 16:38, 2 April in (Our copy).
TRH visit Northern Ireland: Day One
RSS feed no longer available
seen at 16:38, 2 April in Gambling Commission - Latest news (Our copy).
The Gambling Commission website no longer hosts an RSS feed. To receive website updates please sign up for the Commission's newsletter or follow the Commission's Twitter or LinkedIn accounts. Links to these can...
Clare Short’s speech from our Beyond extractive sector transparency
seen at 16:33, 2 April in Wilton Park (Our copy).

On Wednesday 26 March, Clare Short, Chair  of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), made a keynote speech at our conference dinner. You can read a copy of her speech below.

Beyond extractive...
Speech: Ministerial speech to CILIP copyright conference
seen at 16:32, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

I would like to start by thanking the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals for inviting me to address you today.

This is an exciting time to be involved with cultural heritage...

Speech: Launching Think Autism on World Autism Awareness Day
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Today is World Autism Awareness Day, which provides us with an excellent opportunity to publish ‘Think Autism’’. This is the Government’s update to ‘Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives’, our 2010 adult...

Speech: Office for Nuclear Regulation vesting event
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Thank you for allowing me to share this important day with you and for the opportunity to say a few words. I was hoping to stay for the entire event, but unfortunately I have to be in the House of Lords this...

Press release: FCO summons Spanish Ambassador following Gibraltar incursion
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Speaking after the summoning of His Excellency Federico Trillo, the Minister for Europe, the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, said:

I am extremely concerned to hear of another incursion into British Gibraltar...

News story: Chief Secretary commits UK support to help Pakistan raise more tax
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has today committed UK support to help Pakistan raise more tax.

The commitment was made as he welcomed Tariq Bajwa, Chairman of the Pakistan Federal ...

Speech: David Cameron and Matteo Renzi press conference
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Prime Minister

Good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Matteo on his first visit to London as Prime Minister. We’ve already worked together at the European Council, at last week’s G7 meeting in The Hague. ...

News story: Royal Navy evacuates refugees as part of Nato exercise
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

More than 60 naval personnel from the Plymouth-based amphibious assault ship and around 30 Royal Marines of 539 Assault Squadron set up a facility on Craignarget beach near Stranraer to process entitled...

Press release: £410 million for council services that put people first
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today (2 April 2014) announced £410 million in funding to help councils transform the way they run local services to put the user first.

Following on ...

News story: Whitehall starts using simpler security classifications
seen at 16:31, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added link to detailed guidance.

More than 700,000 civil servants and military personnel are using the new markings, and the wider public sector will adopt them at a later date. The new system...

Qatar World Cup
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Downing Street Says (Our copy).
Asked whether the PM was concerned about World Cup construction site standards in Qatar, the PMS said FIFA were responsible for working with the Qatari authorities on these matters and it was right for them to...
Notice: SL3 8AB: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Form: Free schools, UTCs and studio schools: model lease
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Groups interested in opening a free school, university technical college (UTC) or studio school should use the model document on this page to formulate their school’s lease.

The explanatory note defines...

Notice: CW8 2HP: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Policy paper: DH and NHS LA framework agreement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This document outlines out how the department and NHS LA will work together, setting out roles, responsibilities, governance and accountability arrangements.

Guidance: Children in need census 2013 to 2014: XML generators
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: XML generator spreadsheets replaced to fix a bug present in earlier versions. Updated version of the guide also published.

These XML generator spreadsheets allow local authorities using non-standard...

Correspondence: Pre-warning notice to Lostock Hall Academy
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Letter from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools Lord Nash to the governors of the Lostock Hall Academy Trust regarding the unacceptably low standards of performance of pupils at Lostock Hall Academy...

Guidance: Tax deduction scheme for interest: bulletin 41
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

TDSI bulletin 41 has information about:

form R85 and its associated helpsheet for tax year 2014 to 2015 forms R105, R105(PR), R105(DAT) and R105(AFA) residence rules from 6 April 2014 telephone numbers...
Transparency data: List of letters to academy trusts about poor performance
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added pre warning notice information for Lostock Hall Academy.

A list showing all academy trusts that have received pre-warning notice or warning notice letters from the Department for Education...

FOI release: Allocation of resources within Defra
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Allocation of resources within Defra for each of the designated corporate services functions.

FOI release: Recruitment agencies used by the Department
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Recruitment agencies used by the Department between 2011 to date; the number and type of jobs each agency supplied and the amount paid to each agencies for this service.

FOI release: Access to airport and station lounges
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

How much has the department spent on providing access to 1) airport lounges and rest areas and 2) train station lounges and rest areas for a) Ministers of elected representatives of the department b) staff allocated...

FOI release: Full time, part time and flexible staff working in the Department
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Full time, part time and flexible staff working in the Department since 2004.

Transparency data: NHS foundation trust directory
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Rating for Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust updated from 'issues identified' to 'no evident concerns'.

View the attachment for the NHS foundation trust directory.

Notice: TR2 5NG: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Notice: WA13 9DJ: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Research and analysis: Troubled Families programme: progress by 31 December 2013
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Figures provided by local authorities which capture the progress they have made on the Troubled Families programme. They are broken down by all 152 upper tier authority areas in England and include:

the...
Form: Application to naturalise as a British citizen: form AN
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Additional information on the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Act.

Use this form to apply for British citizenship by naturalisation if you have permission to live in the UK permanently and have been...

Correspondence: SFA update: issue 202 (02 April 2014)
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

In this issue:

European Social Fund: procurement question English and maths online learning pilot: expressions of interest Higher Apprenticeships: compliance with Specification of Apprenticeship Standards...
Guidance: 7/2014: reoccupation relief and interest rate for 2014 to 2015
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This letter provides information on:

reoccupation relief guidance interest rate for 2014 to 2015
Guidance: Manorbier range firing/flying notice
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended firing times adding times for 19 to 23 May 2014.

This notice is published in accordance with the bye-Laws for Manorbier Anti-Aircraft Range (Statutory Rules and Orders 119/Western/848 No...

Notice: TR3 6SG: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Notice: TN26 2NH: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Guidance: Discretionary Housing Payments guidance manual
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated with latest guidance manual to reflect amendments to the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations which ensure the scheme covers the introduction of Universal Credit and abolition of Council...

Guidance: Supporting public service transformation: cost benefit analysis guidance for local partnerships
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This guidance is intended for use by local partnerships in order to assess and evaluate public service transformation proposals and to better understand fiscal, economic and public benefits, and how these are...

Research and analysis: Water fluoridation: health monitoring report for England 2014
seen at 14:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Amended page 2 of the executive summary document: dental health of 5 year olds and dental health of 12 year olds sections. Amended page 4 of the full report: added a note on the executive summary. Footnotes...

Graduates who combine adaptability with specialist knowledge most valued by employers
seen at 14:31, 2 April in HEFCE news (Our copy).
A report released today by the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has found that being able to adapt to change and perform...
New Director for the National Centre for Earth Observation
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Professor John Remedios has been appointed as the future Director of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO).
New web app supports smart agriculture
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Global agri-food businesses and NERC-funded scientists have collaborated to create a free new web app aimed at helping farmers reduce their carbon footprints.
Research on the effects of storm surges on sand dunes to aid coastal management
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Scientists funded by NERC will this week start research to find out how quickly sand dunes along the east coast of England recover from the erosion caused by massive storm surges like the one that struck the UK ...
NERC invests £4.6 million in Big Data
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Minister for Universities & Science, David Willetts, today announced &pound;4.6 million of NERC investment that will let the UK research community take advantage of existing environmental data for science and...
NERC introduces Unconscious Bias Training for Peer Review College
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
This month, NERC will introduce Unconscious Bias Training for our Peer Review College Core members and Chairs.
NERC signs MoU with multinational energy company Shell
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
NERC has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global energy company Shell.
Science Budget allocations 2015-16
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Research Councils UK notes the allocations of the science budget for 2015-16, which have now been published.
NERC invests in scheme to solve business problems using environmental data
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
NERC has invested close to &pound;1m in 33 projects aimed at harnessing the power of environmental data to develop new solutions to problems faced by a range of UK businesses.
New Chair for the NERC Strategic Programme Advisory Group (SPAG)
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Professor Michael Ellis has been announced as the first Chair of the new Strategic Programme Advisory Group for NERC.
NERC's new approach to strategic research
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
During 2014, NERC will introduce new ways of identifying and prioritising strategic research needed in the environmental sciences, working with the UK environmental science community.
New collaborative research programme to support climate change negotiations
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
A new research programme which will support international climate change negotiations was launched today by Climate Change Minister Greg Barker.
UK water technology sector to boost economy by £8.8bn by 2030
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
The UK's share of the global water technology market could be worth &pound;8.8bn by 2030, providing 71,000 jobs, suggests a new report published today.
Report highlights NERC achievements
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
NERC has published its 2013 Impact Report.
Winter storms' effects study could aid preparedness
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
UK scientists funded by NERC have just started a 12-month project to find out how the recent barrage of devastating winter storms affected the communities and coastlines of southwest England.
Tree health funding announcement
seen at 14:31, 2 April in NERC news (Our copy).
Seven new research projects have received a share of &pound;7m to help address threats to UK forests, woods and trees.
Encouraging trends in public support for arts and culture
seen at 14:31, 2 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Encouraging trends in public support for arts and culture
Cylinder firm fined after worker loses lower leg in explosion
seen at 14:30, 2 April in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
A worker filling gas cylinders had his leg severed below the knee when a faulty cylinder he was filling exploded at Guardian Gas Ltd, Brynmenyn Industrial Estate, Bridgend.
Cornwall Council and building company fined for worker’s injuries
seen at 14:30, 2 April in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
Cornwall Council and the father and son partners of a local building company have been fined for breaking safety law after the son was seriously injured in a fall through a fragile roof.
Packaging company fined after worker’s leg injury
seen at 14:30, 2 April in HSE RSS feeds (Our copy).
An Essex-based manufacturing company has been sentenced for safety failings after a forklift truck reversed into a delivery driver’s lower leg, fracturing his ankle.
New information about buying extra state pension
seen at 14:30, 2 April in TPAS News (Our copy).

In the Autumn Statement 2013, the government said that it would introduce a scheme so pensioners could top up their additional state pension with a new class of voluntary national insurance contribution, called...

Searching and sharing gazettes now easier than ever
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News Archives - The National Archives (Our copy).
The Gazette website enables you to search millions of official notices covering nearly 350 years of the UK's history. Following on from its beta phase, the enhanced site includes many new interactive...
5-A-Side Football Competition April-May 14
seen at 14:30, 2 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

GUTERSLOH GARRISON 5 SIDE FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMPETITION 2014

A Gutersloh Garrison 5-a-side Football League Competition will be conducted between 10 Apr – 31 May 14.  The competition...

Obtaining A Reliability Check On Returning To The UK
seen at 14:30, 2 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

When you are applying for employment in the UK working with vulnerable groups, or a university or a college place that requires a disclosure check then you may be asked to obtain a Disclosure and Barring ...

Change of Accounting Rate (GAR)
seen at 14:30, 2 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Please note that the accounting rate used to convert UK statutory and other payments has changed from €1.21 to €1.20 wef 1 April 2014. Added to this the UK Government have amended the Statutory Payment...

News story: Royal Navy joins search for missing aircraft
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Trafalgar Class submarine has arrived in the southern Indian Ocean to help with the search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing on 8 March.

With her advanced underwater search capability...

News story: Income tax cuts to benefit 26 million people from 6 April 2014
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

As a result of a landmark government policy and a key plank of the long-term economic plan, over 3 million people will have been taken out of income tax altogether from this weekend. This is thanks to a series...

News story: Ceremony marks end of Task Force Helmand
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In the latest stage of the ongoing drawdown of UK operations in Afghanistan, the functions of Headquarters Task Force Helmand have been subsumed into the wider US-led Regional Command (South West).

This...

Press release: State Pension top ups: pensions can be increased by up to £25 a week
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Pensioners and those who reach pension age in the next 2 years will be able to acquire up to &pound;25 of additional State Pension a week under plans set out today (2 April 2014) by the Pensions Minister.

News story: High levels of air pollution prompt precautionary health advice
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In the last few days a combination of local emissions, light winds, pollution from the continent and dust blown over from the Sahara caused a spike in the UK Air Quality Index compiled by the Department for Environment...

News story: Whitehall starts using simpler security classifications
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

More than 700,000 civil servants and military personnel are using the new markings, and the wider public sector will adopt them at a later date. The new system is specifically designed for working in a digital...

News story: Common questions on HIV testing addressed in new PHE publication
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

One in four people living with HIV is currently unaware of their infection in England, contributing to ongoing transmission in the population and poorer health outcomes for those individuals. As part of an ongoing...

Speech: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chambers of Commerce Annual Dinner
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

I was delighted to be invited to speak this evening.

Because the transport sector is deep in this area’s DNA.

It was on the local iron, stone, and coal that the first railways were forged.

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Press release: Foreign Office Minister offers support for Iraqi Parliamentary elections
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Speaking today about Parliamentary elections which will be held in Iraq later this month, Foreign Office Minister of State for the Middle East Hugh Robertson said:

On 30 April, Iraq will hold its third...

Speech: Damian Green's speech to Police Innovation Fund bidders' event
seen at 14:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Good morning.

First of all let me say how pleasing it is to see such a healthy turn out for today’s event. I hope you find today’s sessions interesting and useful to you as you develop bids for the...

Guidance: List of vehicle owner clubs
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updates to vehicle owner club details

Information about how to register your vehicle under the V765 new rules late conversion scheme.

Policy paper: Current list of designated persons, Al-Qaida
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: added notice Al-Qaida (Reg 329/2014 ) and updated consolidated list

UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) and subsequent related Resolutions requires all member states to freeze the...

Policy paper: Financial sanctions: consolidated list of targets
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: updated list to reflect notice Al-Qaida (Reg 329/2014 )

HM Treasury is responsible for the implementation and administration of international financial sanctions in effect in the UK, for domestic...

Form: Capital payments and receipts return
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Added CPR4: capital payments and receipts return 2013 to 2014, plus guidance notes.

CPR form to be completed by local authorities, along with accompanying guidance notes.

Guidance: British Embassy Luanda invites bids for projects
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

British Embassy Luanda has opened call for bids for micro-project proposals for the 2014/2015 financial year, within the framework bilateral cooperation with Angola .

With aim to affirm our commitment...

Guidance: Work Programme: DWP provider guidance
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published revised versions of chapters 6, 7, 10 and 16.

This programme-specific guidance sets out the essential things you need to know about the Work Programme. Background information is also ...

Notice: CW10 0JG: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Notice: CV7 7HN: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Notice: LN8 3PT: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

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Guidance: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Supreme Court Judgments
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This note sets out how health and social care organisations can continue to act within the law following the revised test about the meaning of a deprivation of liberty which has now been supplied by the Supreme...

Form: SFA growth and virement request form
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The funding in scope includes:

Adult Skills Budget 16-18 Apprenticeships (including Agency-funded 16-18 Traineeships)

Any requested changes must be discussed with your relationship/account team before...

Notice: S42 6QU: Environmental permit application advertisement
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The Environment Agency consult the public on certain applications for waste operations, mining waste operations, installations, water discharge and groundwater activities.

These notices explain:

...
Statistics: Community interest companies: new CICs registered in March 2014
seen at 11:34, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New CICs registered in March 2014 data now available

The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies publishes monthly updates showing the names and locations of newly formed CICs.

News story: Royal Launch of Hillsborough in Bloom 2014
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

On arrival at the Courthouse, HRH was greeted by Simon Brien, Sheriff for Co Down, Margaret Tolerton, Mayor of Lisburn City Council and Adrian Donaldson, Director of Corporate Services, Lisburn City Council.

News story: Electric trains to boost rail services in the north west
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

More trains will come to the north west following a deal between the Department for Transport and Northern Rail to introduce electric trains on the network.

Two 4-carriage electric trains will start ...

News story: Support for Local Authorities to keep homes warm and lower energy bills
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Local Authorities across the country are to receive a share of &pound;88 million to help deliver the Government’s Green Deal home energy efficiency improvement programme.

The scheme will be rolled...

News story: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management hold public meetings
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: text change to reflect that the Workington public meeting is the first of a series of meetings.

Come along for an opportunity to meet the committee and find out more about its work. You will also...

News story: Northern Ireland citizens receive their Investitures
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

On the second day of engagements in Northern Ireland, HRH The Prince of Wales this morning held an Investiture for five local people. In the short ceremony in the Throne Room of Hillsborough Castle, family and...

Press release: State Pension top ups: pensions can be increased by up to £25 a week
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Pensioners and those who reach pension age in the next 2 years will be able to acquire up to &pound;25 of additional State Pension a week under plans set out today (2 April 2014) by the Pensions Minister.

Government response: Put patients first: government response
seen at 11:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

As the responsibility for commissioning GP services belongs to NHS England, it will determine the level of funding required to deliver GP services in order to meet the needs of patients.

NHS England is...

Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a Proportion of Gross National Income - 2014
seen at 10:31, 2 April in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
UK official development assistance. Some small improvements will be made to the presentation of information in this publication as recommended by the Good Practice Team from the National Statistician’s Office.
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Lord Faulks)
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to announce that today the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority will become an Executive Agency.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) was established in 1994. During 2012...

Intellectual Property Office: Performance Targets (Viscount Younger of Leckie)
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

As an Executive Agency and Trading Fund of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, we set targets which are agreed by Ministers and laid before Parliament. For 2014-15 our targets are:

deliver...

Parole Board (Lord Faulks)
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have signed the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2014 Order, which amends the Parole Board Rules 2011 to remove the requirement that a judge should sit on and chair Parole Board oral panels hearing the cases ...

Statistical data set: Weekly solar PV installation & capacity based on registration date
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Statistics for week ending 30 March published

The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each...

Statistics: Building materials and components statistics: March 2014
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Presents information on selected building materials, including monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks. It also includes quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles...

Statistics - national statistics: Outcomes for children looked after by local authorities
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include additional tables on absence rates from school for children looked after, and underlying data.

This statistical first release (SFR) provides information at national and local...

Research and analysis: Teachers’ Standards, appraisal regulations and pay reform
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This report provides findings from the teacher voice omnibus survey run in November 2013 by the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER). The survey looked into teachers’ awareness of the new Teachers...

Guidance: Regulation of materials being considered for development of an end of waste Quality Protocol
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This position relates to the final use of waste only. If you carry out any treatment of the waste prior to the final use you will still need any relevant permit or exemption for that activity.

Policy paper: State Pension top up
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Published further details about the new voluntary Class 3A contributions to top up State Pension.

In the Autumn Statement 2013, the government announced its intention to introduce a scheme to allow...

Guidance: Hazardous waste: technical guidance (WM2)
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Untagged from specialist sector as a publication not a detailed guide

This document is for anyone involved in producing, managing and regulating hazardous waste. It’s a comprehensive reference ...

Form: Arbitration request form
seen at 10:30, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Suppliers seeking arbitration should also refer to the GCA Arbitration policy [link to be inserted].

This form should be served on the other party at the same time as it is sent to the GCA. It should ...

Dancing in the street as the International Dance Festival Birmingham returns
seen at 10:30, 2 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Dancing in the street as the International Dance Festival Birmingham returns
Press release: New competition authority to make markets work well for consumers, business and the economy
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added links to published documents

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) starts work today as the UK’s primary competition and consumer agency, with a vital role to play in helping stimulate...

News story: Royal Navy joins search for missing aircraft
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Trafalgar Class submarine has arrived in the southern Indian Ocean to help with the search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing on 8 March.

With her advanced underwater search capability...

News story: Income tax cuts to benefit 26 million people from 6 April 2014
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

As a result of a landmark government policy and a key plank of the long-term economic plan, over 3 million people will have been taken out of income tax altogether from this weekend. This is thanks to a series...

News story: Thousands of Scots to benefit from new tax rules
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

From this weekend, 242,000 people in Scotland will be taken out of income tax altogether thanks to landmark UK Government policy which sees the tax free personal allowance increase to &pound;10,000 in 2014...

Speech: The time has come for mental health emergency services
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

If I fall down the stairs and fracture my skull, if I’m the innocent victim of gun crime or I collapse at work with chest pains, I can be reasonably confident I won’t find myself in a police cell shortly afterwards...

News story: Prime Minister appoints Natural History Museum Trustee
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The Prime Minister appointed The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint as a Trustee of the Natural History Museum for a period of 4 years from 1st April 2014. The Board of Trustees met on 1st April 2014 and elected Lord...

News story: Ceremony marks end of Task Force Helmand
seen at 10:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

In the latest stage of the ongoing drawdown of UK operations in Afghanistan, the functions of Headquarters Task Force Helmand have been subsumed into the wider US-led Regional Command (South West).

This...

Historic and Projected Data from the Period and Cohort Life Tables - 2012-based revised
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents historic and projected data from the period and cohort life tables including the expectation of life (ex) the probability of dying (qx) and the numbers surviving (lx). Data is provided by age and sex for...
Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components - No. 469, March 2014
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...
Business Rates (Brandon Lewis)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

As part of the Government’s long-term economic plan, the biggest package of business rate support in over 20 years, announced in the autumn statement, goes live today. This package of measures will make...

Civil Court System (Fees) (Shailesh Vara)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have today laid and published the Government’s response to part one of the consultation “Court Fees, Proposals for Reform” which ran from 3 December 2013 to 21 January 2014.

For many...

Parole Board Rules (Jeremy Wright)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of State for Justice, Lord Faulks, has made the following written ministerial statement:

I have signed the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2014 Order which amends...

Airspace Restrictions (Glasgow Commonwealth Games) (Robert Goodwill)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The 20th Commonwealth games are due to take place in Glasgow this summer. While overall responsibility for the security of the games rests with Police Scotland, aviation is a matter reserved to the UK Parliament...

HGV Road User Levy (Patrick McLoughlin)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

For the benefit of Members of the House, I am pleased to announce that from 00:00 this morning, all HGVs at or above 12 tonnes using UK roads have been required to pay a new time-based road user charge, the HGV...

Office for Nuclear Regulation (Michael Penning, Shadow Minister, Health)
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today, I am announcing that the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has been

created as the new independent statutory regulator of the nuclear sector. This follows my signing of an Order under part 3 of...

Statistics: UK wholesale milk production figures
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

The UK wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1090.1 million litres in February 2014, according to the latest figures.

The format of UK wholesale milk production notices is intended to provide comprehensive...

Guidance: Qatar – Police Clearance Procedure
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Police Clearance Procedure updated

Posts issue a range of legal documents for British nationals. Find out more.

Research and analysis: Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This project is a review of UK law relating to the regulation of health care professionals, and in England only, the regulation of social workers.

The remit of the project extends to the legal frameworks...

FOI release: FOI query about an individual's personal medical examination
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This correspondence does not come under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Act provides a right of access to recorded information held by a public authority like Department for Work and Pensions – subject...

Independent report: Panel meeting: 3 April 2014
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Agenda for the Morecambe Bay Investigation panel meeting on Thursday 3 April 2014.

Transparency data: Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a proportion of Gross National Income 2013
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Statistical release: Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a proportion of Gross National Income 2013.

Research and analysis: Educational psychology workforce survey results 2013
seen at 09:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

This report sets out the main findings from a survey of the local authority educational psychology workforce.

The survey results:

show demographic information on the educational psychology workforce...
Dancing in the street
seen at 09:30, 2 April in http://www.artscouncil.org.uk Latest entries (Our copy).
Dancing in the street
Press release: CMA finalises changes for private healthcare
seen at 09:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The final report follows a two-year investigation by a Group of independent Panel Members at the Competition Commission (CC), which this week became part of the new Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) (see...

News story: Income tax cuts to benefit 26 million people from 6 April 2014
seen at 09:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

As a result of a landmark government policy and a key plank of the long-term economic plan, over 3 million people will have been taken out of income tax altogether from this weekend. This is thanks to a series...

Historic and Projected Data from the Period and Cohort Life Tables - 2012-based revised
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Presents historic and projected data from the period and cohort life tables including the expectation of life (ex) the probability of dying (qx) and the numbers surviving (lx). Data is provided by age and sex for...
Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components - No. 469, March 2014
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Latest UK National Statistics releases (Our copy).
Provides information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand and gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-...
Guidance: HMG personnel security controls
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: New version of document - previous edition from October 2013.

This booklet describes the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work including...

Guidance: Security policy framework
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: The following documents have been updated with the latest (April 2014) versions: HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (previous update: Oct 2013) HMG Security Policy Framework (previous update: ...

Guidance: Defence security: scientific, technical and industrial security guidance
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated flyers for private venture (PV) grading, exhibition clearance. and added the authored material flyer.

Information sheets providing guidance on private venture (PV) grading, exhibition clearance...

Guidance: Ministry of Defence Form 680 procedure guidance
seen at 02:31, 2 April in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated document following changes to government security classifications.

In accordance with ‘Security policy framework (SPF) requirements, all companies must have an MOD Form 680 approval in ...

New policy for open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework
seen at 02:31, 2 April in HEFCE news (Our copy).
HEFCE and the other three UK funding bodies have published details of a new policy for open access relating to future research assessments after the current 2014 REF.
Decline in global demand for English higher education
seen at 02:31, 2 April in HEFCE news (Our copy).
HEFCE analysis shows first dip in international student entrants to English higher education courses in nearly three decades
Charity Golf Competition
seen at 02:30, 2 April in GEO - GEO (Our copy).

Charity Golf Competition British Army Golf Club Sennelager 23 May 2014 Format: Stableford Full Handicap - 3 Divisions Entry Fee: €20.00 per person Includes - Prizes, Sandwich &...

News story: Motoring agency merger set to improve services for motorists
seen at 02:30, 2 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Roads Minister Stephen Hammond has today launched the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), bringing together a range of motoring services including driving tests, goods and passenger vehicle testing, operator...